Best of Athens half day private tour
Best of Athens half day private tour
- 4-5 Hours
- UP TO 14 PERSONS
- FREE CANCELLATION
We offer pick-up to the following places for this experience:
- Your hotel in Athens (we meet you in the lobby)
- Your apartment or rental in Athens (we meet you at the building entrance)
- Piraeus port, for cruise and ferry passengers (we meet you at the port gate)
Send us your exact pick-up address when you book. Somewhere else? Ask us for details.
The essential Athens, without the queues
Half a day, the full postcard. Your private driver threads you between the Acropolis, the Panathenaic Stadium where the first modern Olympics were held, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Syntagma and the Changing of the Guard, with photo stops timed to beat the crowds. Add the Acropolis Museum or a walk through Plaka’s lanes depending on your pace.
Ideal for cruise passengers and short stays: hotel or port pick-up, an air-conditioned car and a route that flexes around opening hours and your interests.
Plan it: read the Athens guide, arrive smoothly with the airport transfer, or step up to the full-day Athens tour.
Frequently asked questions
- Professional drivers with deep knowledge of history (not licensed to accompany you in any site)
- Hotel/ airport/ port pick-up and drop-off
- Private transportation
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Wi-Fi available in selected vehicles, ask when booking
- Bottled water
- Lunch stop (flexible): at a partner restaurant, arranged on request (ask us for details), or a place of your own choice; at your own expense unless agreed in your quote
It was designed for exactly that. We collect you at the port gate, the tour takes 4 to 5 hours, and you are back at the ship with a safe margin before all-aboard. Tell us your ship times and we set the pick-up to suit.
No. Your driver-guide, who speaks English, Greek and French, briefs you on the way and drops you at the entrance, then meets you at the exit. Drivers are not licensed to guide inside archaeological sites; a state-licensed guide for the Acropolis can be arranged on request at an extra charge. Entrance tickets are not included.
Yes. The tour is private, so you can swap a stop for the Acropolis Museum, the Ancient Agora or the Panathenaic Stadium interior, within the same time. Tell your driver at pick-up.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure.
Tour itinerary
4-5 hours | 5 places | no lunch stop
Pick-up in Athens
Hotel, apartment or Piraeus port pick-up at 09:00, or a time that suits your ship.
Acropolis
Your driver drops you at the entrance and meets you at the exit: the Propylaea, the Parthenon, the Erechtheion and the view over the city. Entrance tickets are not included; a licensed guide for inside the site can be arranged on request.
Panathenaic Stadium
The white marble stadium of the first modern Olympic Games, seen from the road or with a quick walk in.
Temple of Olympian Zeus and Arch of Hadrian
The largest temple of ancient Athens and the gate that marked the edge of the Roman city.
Syntagma Square and the Parliament
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and, on the hour, the changing of the Evzones guard.
Plaka and drop-off
A walk through the old quarter under the Acropolis, then your driver takes you back to your hotel or ship around 13:30.
Map Overview
Available Pickups
NOTE: Pick-up starts 10 minute(s) before departure.
We offer pick-up to the following places for this experience:
Tour info
Experience type
Day tour / activity
Difficulty
Easy
Booking in advance
Cut off: 1 day
Live tour guide
English